05-14-2022, 03:44 AM
The old boards used to have a home for conversation that didn't warrant a new thread. Sadly we don't have that and I have a random fact that doesn't warrant it's own thread....so i made one anyways
Hack Wilson was 5'6 and hit 191 RBI in his record season.
There were 520 other players that hit at least 120 RBI in a season.
Hack Wilson was shorter than all of them.
I find it crazy in over 100 years of baseball he's the only one 5'6 or smaller that hit 120 RBI.
How did i come across this? I"m watching A League of Their Own while not being able to sleep. Tom Hanks' character is loosely based on Hack Wilson and Jimmie Foxx...and it went from there.
Hack Wilson was 5'6 and hit 191 RBI in his record season.
There were 520 other players that hit at least 120 RBI in a season.
Hack Wilson was shorter than all of them.
I find it crazy in over 100 years of baseball he's the only one 5'6 or smaller that hit 120 RBI.
How did i come across this? I"m watching A League of Their Own while not being able to sleep. Tom Hanks' character is loosely based on Hack Wilson and Jimmie Foxx...and it went from there.
